Tag Garry Wilkes

Essentials 1 Approximately 9% of the population will have at least one seizure in their lifetimes but only 1% to 3% will develop epilepsy. 2 The management of an acute episode is directed at rapid control of seizures, identification of…

Essentials 1 One in 10 deaths from trauma is due to abdominal injuries. 2 Abdominal injuries may be occult—overshadowed by more apparent external and orthopaedic injuries—and may be missed initially. 3 Detection of intra-abdominal injuries requires a high index of…